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New Zealand: The Wonder Down Under

By: Willis M. Emmons III and Kevin W. W. Glasgow
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Abstract

Long regarded as the most extensive welfare state among the world's industrialized nations, New Zealand embarked on a strategy of radical economic reform/liberalization following a severe foreign exchange crisis in 1984. This case examines the initial reform strategy under the Labour government (1984-1990) and the subsequent reforms under the National government (1991-1996). By late 1998, an unstable coalition government under Prime Minister Jenny Shipley faces a wide range of social, economic, and political pressures from both the right and left.

Keywords

Strategy; Development Economics; New Zealand

Citation

Emmons, Willis M., III, and Kevin W. W. Glasgow. "New Zealand: The Wonder Down Under." Harvard Business School Case 700-022, September 1999.
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